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	21-Oct-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists conflagration [ kon-fluh'-GREY-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a huge and destructive fire   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A series of conflagrations over the past few years have destroyed much of the forests of New South Wales.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In all there were three major earthquakes, several tsunamis, and a conflagration that consumed most of the Portuguese city of Lisbon on November 1, 1755—All Saints' Day. National Geographic, Earthquakes:Sunday surprise   wary [ WAIR-ee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. watchful, careful or cautious 2. characterized or marked by utmost caution   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The wary child did not approach the stranger.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As wary Americans cut spending, ticket sales have softened, and donations have slowed. CNN, Tough times for musicians mean silent nights, By Karin Caifa, December 22, 2008   vulpine [ VUHL-pahyn, -pin ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. like or resembling a fox 2. cunning, clever, foxy or crafty   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was disliked on account of his vulpine features consisting of a pointed chin and small, beady eyes set in a triangular face.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Blair has visibly aged, becoming more vulpine in appearance. The Times of India, Last X'mas in 10, Downing Street?, by Rashmee Z Ahmed, 21 Dec 2003   visage [ VIZ-ij ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. facial expression or countenance 2. aspect or appearance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her visage was impassive, almost lifeless.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   My cherubic visage somehow managed to convey neither mystery nor menace, villainy nor virtue. BBC, Perfecting the Hollywood headshot, by David Willis, 8 June 2006   teetotal [ tee-TOHT-l, TEE-toht-l ]   [ verb, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) not drinking alcohol ever 2. (v.) to completely abstain from drinking alcohol   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He claimed to come from a teetotal family as none of his ancestors ever drank alcohol.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Sen Hatch, a teetotal Mormon, recounted how he once asked several favours of the other senator on a night when the latter had more than a few drinks. The Telegraph, Tributes paid to Ted Kennedy by friends and family at wake, Tom Leonard, 29 August 2009,   Spelled Pronunciation Key Stress marks: [ CAPS ] indicates the primary stressed syllable, as in newspaper [NOOZ-pey-per ] and information [ in-fer-MEY-shuh' n ] CONSONANTS [b] boy, baby, rob [d] do, ladder, bed [f] food, offer, safe [g] get, bigger, dog [h] happy, ahead [j] jump, budget, age [k] can, speaker, stick [l] let, follow, still [m] make, summer, time [n] no, dinner, thin [ng] singer, think, long [p] put, apple, cup [r] run, marry, far, store [s] sit, city, passing, face [sh] she, station, push [t] top, better, cat [ch] church, watching, nature, witch [th] thirsty, nothing, math [th'] this, mother, breathe [v] very, seven, love [w] wear, away [hw] where, somewhat [y] yes, onion [z] zoo, easy, buzz [zh] measure, television, beige   VOWELS [a] apple, can, hat [ey] aid, hate, day [ah] arm, father, aha [air] air, careful, wear [aw] all, or, talk, lost, saw [e] ever, head, get [ee] eat, see, need [eer] ear, hero, beer [er] teacher, afterward, murderer [i] it, big, finishes [ahy] I, ice, hide, deny [o] odd, hot, woffle [oh] owe, road, below [oo] ooze, food, soup, sue [oo'] good, book, put [oi] oil, choice, toy [ou] out, loud, how [uh] up, mother, mud [uh'] about, animal, problem, circus [ur] early, bird, stirring   FOREIGN SOUNDS [a*] Fr. ami [kh*] Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich [œ] Fr. feu, Ger. schön [r*] Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe [uh*] Fr. oeuvre [y*] Fr. tu, Ger. über   SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS [an*] Fr. bien [ahn*] Fr. croissant [awn*] Fr. bon [œn*] Fr. parfum [in*] Port. Principe TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Demo Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 3 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 12 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved